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The  Spirit  of  1 
Conf  Pam  #773 

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Arise,  Confederates!  hear  your  country's  call! 

The  hour  is  come, — the  hour  to  do  or  die, 
Freemen  to  stand,  or  freemen  still  to  fall — 

Say,  will  yon  fight  for  Southern  liberty  ? 
By  the  spirit  of  George  Washington  wc  swear, 
The  yoke  of  slaves  we'll  never,  never,  wear! 

Our  fathers'  arm*  base  tyranny  defied, 

They  would  not  bear  the  base  reproach  of  slaves ; 
For  freedom  lived  they,  and  for  freedom  died, — 

Their  memory  calls  for  freedom  from  their  graves . 
By  the  great  God  of  Washington  we  swear. 
The  yoke  of  slaves  w'<  11  never,  never,  bear  ! 

Gleams  uot  the  sword  more  brightly  than  the  chain, 

A  nobler  ornament  to  deck  the  hand  ? 
We've  borne  their  taunts — shall  Freedom  call  in  vain. 

C  S.  A. 

To  unsheathe  the  sword,  and  save  our  father-land! 
By  the  great  God  of  Washington  we  swear. 
The  yoke  of  slaves  we'll  never,  never,  bear! 

The  Confederate  States  will  claim  a  brilliant  fame, 
From  her  arise  a  nation  proud  and  free, 

We'll  raise  her  flag,  and  vindicate  her  name, 
Land  of  the  free — the  home  of  Liberty  ! 

By  the  great  God  of  truth  and  right  we  swear, 

The  yoke  of  slaves  we'll  never,  never,  bear! 

Upon  our  graves  shall  dawn  a  brighter  sun, 
Our  children  rise  to  bless  their  natal  earth; 

Here  shall  they  kneel,  and,  when  our  course  is  run, 
Bless  the  fair  land  that  gave  them   a  free  birth. 

By  the  spirit  of  George  Washington  we  swear, 

The  yoke  of  slaves  we  cannot,  will  not  bear! 


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